The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has launched a project designed to provide local and regional farmers with clean sweet potato planting material for improved production. The ‘Next Generation Sweet Potato Production in the Caribbean’ Project was launched during a ceremony at the Alhambra Inn in Kingston on Wednesday (February 26). This initiative is being implemented over four...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is advising farmers to put measures in place to mitigate the impacts of the dry spell on crops and livestock. In Jamaica, the dry period for farmers typically occurs from December to April each year, with the peak of the dry season falling between February and April, impacting planting schedules and water needs for...

Seventy-one farm roads across the island, have been repaired under the $870 million national Farm Road Rehabilitation Programme. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure at the official opening of three farm roads in St. Elizabeth on Friday (February 21). The roads were opened in Big Ground (Newcombe Valley), Giddy Hall, and Numbers Road (Goshen)...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has allotted $79 million to procure water tanks and drip irrigation hoses for farmers. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, who made the disclosure during a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said the items should be available by the end of March, following which distribution will begin. The Ministry has distributed 171...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, on Thursday (February 20), broke ground for the building of a modern cold storage facility at a cost of $123,823,965 (approximately US$814,631). It will be established on the site of the greenhouse cluster in Content, Kirkvine in Manchester, and will benefit more than 1,500 farmers and producers. The project is being...

Approximately $650 million will be spent in the new fiscal year for the continued development of infrastructure and facilities to boost agricultural and tourism activities in rural communities across the island. The initiatives will be undertaken under the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) II, which aims to enhance access to markets and climate-resilient approaches for targeted beneficiaries in the tourism...

With the construction of the $574-million tilapia hatchery, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is looking to further boost the aquaculture sector with the production of freshwater prawns and the establishment of an ornamental fish farming project. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, during this week’s post-Cabinet press conference at Jamaica House on Wednesday (February 19)....